oh and comment on larissa's blog entry. (in her blog at queenofthewierd) Did you ever think that teenagers wear this stuff out of pride? Did you ever think that maybe they created it themselves. Any person who is seriously dedicated to their faith does not join it because of a material reason. And if they do they won't seriously follow it for very long. (kinda like me with my obsession with pentacles and the mystical elements of wicca a time ago) I find it sad really, that a religion is that desperate that it has to sell merchandise to get converts. They're trying to make religion "cool", which it's not. ????? If you see it that way then your a hypocrit. Religion is something to be celebrated. How is it not? No one says "you have to go to majesty books and bibles or else"!!! Its for people who enjoy being there and share an enthusiasm in the faith.
Theres also a thing called "planting a seed". I can't criticize majesty for that.
but larissa i have to wonder. Why do you bother being so critical and against these things? You yourself more or less follow the ideals of a greek society. You share the gods of an uncivilized culture. I could say alot about that but i don't. you fail to see the positive aspects of christianity. You also put everything into words. Just like u possibly took aspects of every faith and integrated it into your own I do that too. Take it from father Richard in a convo i had with him last friday: Catholicism has guidelines not strict rules.
I guess another part of it with u is that community is not a big part of the hellenismo faith. But for us it is. Love is a necessity and we find strength in each other, in sticking together. So I guess you couldn't possibly understand that aspect.